California Health Warning: Superbug Invades Hospitals, Nursing Homes

“Researchers found 356 cases of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae, or CRKP, at healthcare facilities in Los Angeles County, mostly among elderly patients, said author Dr. Dawn Terashita, a medical epidemiologist with the county Department of Public Health,” reported the Los Angeles Times. Let’s hope healthcare officials get this outbreak under control so that it doesn’t spread any further.